Saint Thomas of Canterbury

Saint Thomas of Canterbury

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  • Description / Title of the Saint : Archbishop

Saint Thomas of Canterbury (Thomas Becket)

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  • Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint Thomas of Canterbury: December 29
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Archbishop
  • Date of Death: Saint Thomas of Canterbury died 29th December, 1170
 
 

The Story and History of Saint Thomas of Canterbury
The story and history of Saint Thomas of Canterbury. Saint Thomas, son of Gilbert Becket, was born in Southwark, England, in 1117. When a youth he was attached to the household of Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury, who sent him to Paris and Bologna to study law. He became Archdeacon of Canterbury, then Lord High Chancellor of England; and in 1160, when Archbishop Theobald died, the king insisted on the consecration of St. Thomas in his stead. St. Thomas refused, warning the king that from that hour their friendship would be broken. In the end he yielded, and was consecrated. The conflict at once broke out; St. Thomas resisted the royal customs, which violated the liberties of the Church and the laws of the realm. After six years of contention, partly spent in. exile, St. Thomas, with full foresight of martyrdom before him, returned as a good shepherd to his Church. On the 29th of December, 1170, just as vespers were beginning, four knights broke into the cathedral, crying: "Where is the archbishop? where is the traitor?" The monks fled, and St. Thomas might easily have escaped. But he advanced, saying: "Here I am—no traitor, but archbishop. What seek you?" "Your life," they cried. "Gladly do I give it," was the reply; and bowing his head, the invincible martyr was hacked and hewn to death. Six months later Henry II. submitted to be publicly scourged at the Saint's shrine, and restored to the Church her full rights.

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Feast Day of Saint Thomas of Canterbury
The Feast Day of Saint Thomas of Canterbury is December 29. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

 

Saint Thomas of Canterbury

  • Short, concise biography of Saint Thomas of Canterbury
  • History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
  • Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Thomas of Canterbury
  • Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint Thomas of Canterbury - December 29
  • History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
  • Date of Death: 29th December, 1170
  • Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Thomas of Canterbury
  • Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Archbishop
 
 

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